CVE-2006-4881 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via multiple parameters, potentially stealing user sessions or modifying data in PHP-Post forums.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-4881?

CVE-2006-4881 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Sep 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in David Bennett PHP-Post (PHPp) 1.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the replyuser parameter in (a) pm.php; (2) the txt_jumpto parameter in (b) dropdown.php; the (3) txt_error and (4) txt_templatenotexist parameters in (c) template.php; the (5) split parameter in certain files, as demonstrated by (d) editprofile.php, (e) search.php, (f) index.php, and (g) pm.php; and the (6) txt_login parameter in (h) loginline.php; and allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (7) txt_logout parameter in (i) loginline.php.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4881?

It affects 1 product.

Products include David Bennett Php-Post.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4881?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4881 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2006-4881 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4881 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9w29-7wpf-j8j8.

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